Talking at Night
The perfect read for fans of One Day and Normal People
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4.5 • 53 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
THE LOVE STORY THAT WILL KEEP YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT
'‘If you love really gentle, beautiful and very cleverly written love stories, then this is the book for you’ FEARNE COTTON
'Moving and beautifully told... gave me One Day vibes' LIBBY PAGE
'A beautifully observed, tender, grown up love story' JOJO MOYES
'Basically impossible to put down' BOBBY PALMER
'Deeply romantic' LAURA BARNETT
'A passionate, page-turning debut' DAILY MAIL
'Stunning, tender and true' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SUMMER READING
INCLUDED IN THE INDEPENDENT'S 'BEST ROMANTIC SUMMER READS'
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Will and Rosie meet as teenagers.
They're opposites in every way. She overthinks everything; he is her twin brother's wild and unpredictable friend. But over secret walks home and late-night phone calls, they become closer - destined to be one another's great love story.
Until, one day, tragedy strikes, and their future together is shattered.
But as the years roll on, Will and Rosie can't help but find their way back to each other. Time and again, they come close to rekindling what might have been.
What do you do when the one person you should forget is the one you just can't let go?
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'Spellbinding, beautiful, lyrical and tender...a dazzling debut. I loved every word and was left longing for more' ROSIE WALSH, author of THE MAN WHO DIDN'T CALL
'The story of Will and Rosie is a classic love story in every sense, and yet, in Claire Daverley's hands, it felt entirely new' MARY BETH KEANE, New York Times bestselling author of ASK AGAIN, YES
'Entirely beautiful, bruising and hopeful. Claire Daverley has created a perfect thing. Talking at Night takes its place amongst my all time favourites' CHRIS WHITAKER
'Writing that is laced with the quiet devastation of Sally Rooney. Utterly spellbinding' JULIE OWEN MOYLAN
'A classic will-they-won't-they in the vein of David Nicholls, this novel is impossible to put down' CONSTANZA CASATI, author of CLYTEMNESTRA
'This exquisitely woven tale . . . captures readers right from its opening passages. Fans of Sally Rooney's Normal People will absolutely adore this tender, utterly charming and heart-wrenching tale' THE SCOTS MAGAZINE
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
The angst and exhilaration of an opposites-attract teenage relationship is forced to contend with devastating reality when catastrophe knocks Rosie and Will’s budding romance utterly off course. Over the next decade or so they shuffle obsessively, compulsively in and out of each other’s lives, unable to fully commit or finally escape the other’s magnetic pull. But this seemingly endless dance never becomes frustrating or contrived—the obstacles keeping them apart, real and imagined, feel believable and consistent with what we gradually learn about each of them. Beyond the tragedy that separated them, much is hinted at that could fill another book—the destruction and anguish of Will’s early youth, the misery of Rosie’s parents and her fraught relationship with her remote, complicated mother. Yet there’s also enough authentic passion and joy here to keep us fully invested in the star-crossed couple, and rooting for them until the end.
Customer Reviews
Talking at night
Enjoyed the read although the ending could have been better.
Absolutely beautiful
Amazing book so heart wrenching but couldn’t put it down
A safe heaven
This book popped up on my recommended on Instagram. I decided to take a shot in the dark and go for it.
I’m one of those people that either loves or struggles to get into a book; this book became second nature to me. The characters are so thought out, the storyline twists and changes and keeps you gripped for more. Just when you think you know the ending it changes all over again.
This book is one I’ll never stop recommending to people - it shows the good, the bad and the ugly. Yet all of the beautiful thoughts in between.